EUGENIE BOUCHARD questioned Wimbledon's priorities after she was made to wait to go on court for her game yesterday so the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge could get to their seats.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had prime seats in the Royal Box at Wimbledon[GETTY]

"It was funny," she said. "When we walked out from the members' locker room at five to one all these security guards rushed over to us and said, 'Nobody move. Move your bags to the side. There are some Royals coming through'.

"We were just waiting and then suddenly William and Kate walk by to go to Centre Court. I was a little in awe.

"It was funny because we actually walked to our court late because Kate and William had to use that hallway. So it's funny how Wimbledon does it."

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MARIA SHARAPOVA was conspicuous by her absence from Centre Court yesterday when Grigor Dimitrov rolled over defending champion Andy Murray.

"I don't know if she was on court today," her sheepish boyfriend said afterwards. "I'm sure she would show up for the final."

At least if Dimitrov were to go on and win Sharapova would not have to live with the indignity of only being his "plus one" at the Champions' Dinner at the Royal Opera House on Sunday night. She gets her own invite as a former champion.

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IT CAN be something of a lottery, but Andy Murray's exit coincided with the most royal day in the Royal Box so far, with the Duke of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice, the Duke of Kent and Lady Helen Taylor all in attendance. That's numbers 2, 6, 33 and 35 in line to the throne among the comedians and actors who these days usually make up the total.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Are the fans backing Federer or Wawrinka? They're Swiss, so they'll be neutral." The All England Club press team have an answer for everything.